December 2, 2025
NEWPORT, Ore. — The Lincoln County Clerk today certified 3,940 valid signatures on the recall petition for Commissioner Claire Hall. With the required threshold met, Commissioner Hall now has five days to resign; if she chooses not to, she will force a recall election, which will be held on either Tuesday, January 6, or Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
Chief Petitioner Christine Jamison issued the following statement:
“I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to every resident who engaged in this effort,” Jamison said. “To the 4,882 who signed, thank you for taking the time to learn about the issues and to participate directly in our democratic process.”
Jamison also expressed deep gratitude to the 71 volunteers who collected signatures across the county over the past three months.
“Our volunteers stood outside grocery stores, visited neighborhoods, and talked with residents from every community,” she said. “Their dedication and integrity are the reason this petition succeeded.”
She noted that many residents expressed support even if they ultimately chose not to sign.
“We heard from people who supported the recall but didn’t feel comfortable signing for personal or professional reasons,” Jamison said. “Their encouragement and willingness to speak openly about their concerns meant a great deal. This was always about giving people a voice — whatever form that took.”
The recall election will proceed unless Commissioner Hall resigns during the statutory five-day period. Ballots will be mailed out no later than 14 days before the election.
“I encourage everyone to visit recallhall.com and learn more about the issues that led me to pursue this recall,” Jamison said.
Bring a non-perishable food donation for Lincoln County Food Share. Gleneden Beach Community Hall, 110 Azalea St. FMI, visit glenedenbeach.org. Admission is free.
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Visitors to the Lincoln City Outlet Mall are accustomed to finding a wide variety of items and foods at the many stores. From ice cream to fashion, from perfume to teriyaki chicken there seems to be endless opportunities for shopping. “But,” one may ask, “where can I go to get my picture taken with a life sized Bigfoot, drink a beer and throw an ax at a target on the wall?” Fair question. If a person were to try to indulge in those activities at any other store than Scout Northwest Trading Company (Scout), chances are the police would be called. 
Walking in to Scout, one comes face to face with an (easily) 7 foot tall Bigfoot figure. According to Aaron Linfoot, Scout’s new owner, the furry brown Sasquatch is a huge (no pun intended) favorite of everyone that visits. “Nearly everyone stops to take their picture with him.” As of the writing of this article results of a “Name Bigfoot” contest was just finishing and the results were being tabulated. According to Linfoot “Steve” seems to be leading the way. And though he could not give an explanation of how that name surged ahead in voting he smiled and seemed resigned to accept whatever name won.
The Northwest “vibe” is alive and well. Earth tones fill the shop.
From t-shirts and baseball caps to hoodies and candles there is a quintessential Oregon forest feel. Many shops in Lincoln City seek to capitalize on beach themes but Scout ventures to the woods for inspiration.
The products aren’t mass produced for discount sale in a Walmart bargain bin. Many of the items are made by local vendors and artists. There is a line of clothing bearing the signature artwork of northwest artist Duncan Berry. “We are hoping to have Duncan in store doing demonstrations of his craft sometime in December” said Linfoot. Candles are locally sourced, leather goods as well. 
A growing venture within the walls of Scout is Lincoln City Graphics, a graphic design department where anyone can come in with an idea and talk with design department head Denny. “He can take an idea from beginning to end right in this store.” said Linfoot. He adds, “We can help people design graphics and do all the application in house. We can also do window graphics, signs and more. If a retail operation needs graphics or signage we can help them.” Linfoot proudly pointed out that almost every sign or poster inside of Scout was created in store.
Perhaps the most unique part of Scout is their dedicated ax/knife throwing cages. For a fee shoppers can flex their frontier muscles and heave a variety of sharp edged metal instruments at a target on a wood wall.
Scout belongs to the World Ax Throwing League (WATL). With hopes of seeing a league blossom in the area, Linfoot and the staff of Scout invite everyone to stop by and give the throwing a try.
